"Civil Disobedience in Rockingham County, we will have!"

At the April meeting of the Rockingham County (NC) Board of Education, the board voted 8-4 to mandate Standard Mode Of Dress (school uniforms) at Reidsville Middle and Reidsville High schools starting in the 2007-2008 school year. However, the vote was made on the basis of a survey that was fraudulently conducted. The board voted to impose the uniforms anyway. There have been 3 meetings of the board in which parents and students have made it clear that they DO NOT WANT the uniforms. The board is refusing to acknowledge this opposition. In protest of this refusal to recognize public sentiment against the uniforms, I intend to wear a full Jedi Knight costume to the meeting of the Rockingham County Board of Education at 6 p.m. on July 9th, 2007. This video is a segment from Star Talk on WGSR Star 39 in Reidsville, North Carolina early in the evening of June 14th, 2007, in which host Mark Childrey interviewed me (by phone) about my planned protest, and during which an invitation was extended to other opponents of S.M.O.D. to likewise come in outrageous attire to protest both the uniforms and the board's indifference toward its constituents. Find out more at http://theknightshift.blogspot.com/2007/06/i-will-wear-my-jedi-costume-to-jul...

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[Tuber30A]

How do these idiot board members keep getting re-elected?

[kwerky]

What's just as bad is the newly-elected member who was caught STEALING CAMPAIGN SIGNS on the night before the election... and still wound up with a seat on the board. Then he wound up escaping punishment and *then* filing a lawsuit against a citizen who petitioned to have him removed! As YTcommunitywatch said above, "Only in America".

[FMAlchemistress]

They've voted SMOD into our school (Ragsdale High) and no one is happy about it. We can only wear Blue, Pale pink, orange, white, and black.

It's ridiculous. I'm thinking of making a Japanese schoolgirl costume. I'm THINKING, after hearing this, to make said outfit, but in forbidden colors. Our principal is not as enthusiastic about stopping the smoking in the bathrooms or even the curriculum.

[kwerky]

I wore it to the meeting, and we got them to rescind their original vote! There's more videos that I've posted of the news stories about it, feel free to check 'em out! :-)

[cenas1gurl]

IM SO GLAD WE DIDNT GET UNIFORMS